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nounmaidenship (usually uncountable, plural maidenships)
plural maidenships
- obsoleteuncountableusuallyThe state of being a maiden; virginity.
though at this day of KENT alone is left unto her , as whose maidenship is vehemently suspected , and holiness utterly denied
1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)Synonyms: maidenhood
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being a maiden; virginity.
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